Ebola | Ebola

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The case fatality rate is around 50%. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. EVD first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Sudan, and the other in Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. The virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. There are 5 species that have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first 3, have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the current outbreak belongs to the Zaire species.

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Information resources

Peer-reviewed articles

Laboratory diagnosis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever during an outbreak in Yambio, Sudan, 2004

Onyango CO, Opoka ML, Ksiazek TG, Formenty P, Ahmed A, Tukei PM, Sang RC, Ofula VO, Konongoi SL, Coldren RL, Grein T, Legros D, Bell M, De Cock KM,Bellini WJ, Towner JS, Nichol ST, Rollin PE.

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Technical guidance

Publications, technical guidance on Ebola

Case definition recommendations for Ebola or Marburg virus diseases: interim guideline | Arabic

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Interim infection prevention

and control guidance

Public health measures for stepping up national preparedness Public health measures Ebola case definition (November 2018, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean)

Ebola case definition (November 2018, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean)

Safe blood sample collection

Safe blood sample collection

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Safe oral swab collection

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Safe blood sample shipment

Safe blood sample shipment

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Risk communications

Posters

POster on Ebola for the general public

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Leaflets

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Videos

Trainings

openWHO training course: Ebola knowledge resources for responders

Ebola training toolkits and packages (including Rapid Response Team training)

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